Christ The King Catholic Primary School
55 Tollington Park, London, N4 3QW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Head of School
- Mr John Lane
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Islington North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 451
- Pupils on roll
- 240
- URN
- 100450
- Local authority
- Islington
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02072725987
About this school
Christ The King Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 240 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 38 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 59% | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 66% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 69% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 59% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Christ The King Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Islington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 64.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 39% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 251 |
| 2023/24 | 253 |
| 2024/25 | 254 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Christ The King Catholic Primary School compares
Christ The King Catholic Primary School ranked 38th of 40 primary schools in Islington for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39% | 7.9% | 62.5% | 240 | — |
| Pooles Park Primary School | — | 9.2% | 58.7% | 184 | 0.2 miles |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School | 75% | 6.1% | 60.5% | 231 | 0.3 miles |
| Duncombe Primary School | 79% | 7.1% | 68.4% | 378 | 0.4 miles |
| Stroud Green Primary School | 81% | 5.8% | 28.1% | 477 | 0.4 miles |
| Pakeman Primary School | 62% | 6.8% | 62.7% | 338 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.5%
- English as an additional language
- 42.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.9%
- Persistent absence
- 22.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pooles Park Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
St Mark's CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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Duncombe Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Stroud Green Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Pakeman Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Christ The King Catholic Primary School ranks 939th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What ages does Christ The King Catholic Primary School teach?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the head of school of Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
- The head of school of Christ The King Catholic Primary School is Mr John Lane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Christ The King Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Christ The King Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Christ The King Catholic Primary School?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School has 240 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Christ The King Catholic Primary School full?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School has capacity for 451 pupils and 240 on roll (53%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Christ The King Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Christ The King Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Does Christ The King Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Christ The King Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Christ The King Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 39% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Christ The King Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Islington?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School ranked 38th of 40 primary schools in Islington for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 11% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Christ The King Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Christ The King Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Christ The King Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.